Global eradication of COVID-19 should not be dismissed

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Eradicating COVID‑19 across the globe is theoretically more feasible than for polio but much less so than it was for smallpox, according to an analysis by New Zealand researchers. The researchers, writing in the international journal BMJ Global Health, ranked the feasibility of eradicating the three diseases based on technical, socio-political and economic factors. Smallpox, which…

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New advice for handling eggs due to Salmonella incursion

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OHA investigators and collaborators based at ESR and the NZ Food Safety Science Research Centre (NZFSSRC) have had an opinion piece published on Stuff which warns consumers about the emergence of Salmonella Enteritidis. This strain has been linked to 119 cases of salmonellosis since 2019, with 40 percent of those infected ending up in hospital.…

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